Hiring a Minnesota estate planning lawyer to draft legal documents to provide for your heirs is only the first step to ensure that your property is distributed as you desire after your death. You still need to ensure that your property is titled in such a way as to take full advantage of your Will and/or Trust.

And, while you’re at it, review your beneficiary designations because some assets override any language in your Will or Trust documents and pass to whomever you named as the beneficiary. For example, life insurance proceeds and retirement benefits are paid to your designated beneficiary. Similarly, bank accounts designated as Payable on Death (also known as P.O.D. accounts), and securities accounts designated as Transfer on Death (also known as T.O.D. accounts) also transfer to whomever you named as beneficiaries. » Read more..

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